# Official Journal C 245/2018

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6113 July 2018 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 245

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6113 July 2018

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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 245/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8973 — Mitsui/Kansai/JV) (
  1) | 1 |

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 245/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8973 — Mitsui/Kansai/JV) (
  1)

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 245/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| 2018/C 245/03 | Summary of Commission Decision of 17 April 2018 establishing the specific measures to correct the anti-competitive effects of the infringement identified in the Commission Decision of 5 March 2008 on the granting or maintaining in force by the Hellenic Republic of rights in favour of Public Power Corporation S.A. for extraction of lignite (Infringement Procedure Nr. 2003/4428) (Case AT.38700 — Greek lignite and electricity markets) (notified under document C(2018) 2104) | 3 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 245/02

Euro exchange rates

2

2018/C 245/03

Summary of Commission Decision of 17 April 2018 establishing the specific measures to correct the anti-competitive effects of the infringement identified in the Commission Decision of 5 March 2008 on the granting or maintaining in force by the Hellenic Republic of rights in favour of Public Power Corporation S.A. for extraction of lignite (Infringement Procedure Nr. 2003/4428) (Case AT.38700 — Greek lignite and electricity markets) (notified under document C(2018) 2104)

(notified under document C(2018) 2104)

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 245/04 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9009 — KKR/Casual Dining BidCo) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1) | 4 |
| 2018/C 245/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9008 — Elixia Holding/TryghedsGruppen/Fitness DK Holding) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1) | 6 |
| 2018/C 245/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8666 — Uralchem/Uralkali) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1) | 7 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2018/C 245/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9009 — KKR/Casual Dining BidCo) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1)

1

4

2018/C 245/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9008 — Elixia Holding/TryghedsGruppen/Fitness DK Holding) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1)

1

6

2018/C 245/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8666 — Uralchem/Uralkali) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1)

1

7

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance.

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8973 — Mitsui/Kansai/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 245/01)

On 6 July 2018, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32018M8973. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32018M8973. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

12 July 2018

(2018/C 245/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1658 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 131,13 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4554 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,88263 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,3350 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1642 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 125,40 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,4443 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,938 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 325,28 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3272 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,6588 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 5,6364 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5778 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5369 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,1494 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7240 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5889 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 312,52 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 15,6488 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,7780 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3975 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 766,54 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7089 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 62,378 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 72,4169 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,775 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,5049 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 22,0857 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 79,8805 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1658

JPY

Japanese yen

131,13

DKK

Danish krone

7,4554

GBP

Pound sterling

0,88263

SEK

Swedish krona

10,3350

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1642

ISK

Iceland króna

125,40

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,4443

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,938

HUF

Hungarian forint

325,28

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3272

RON

Romanian leu

4,6588

TRY

Turkish lira

5,6364

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5778

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5369

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,1494

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7240

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5889

KRW

South Korean won

1 312,52

ZAR

South African rand

15,6488

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,7780

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3975

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 766,54

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7089

PHP

Philippine peso

62,378

RUB

Russian rouble

72,4169

THB

Thai baht

38,775

BRL

Brazilian real

4,5049

MXN

Mexican peso

22,0857

INR

Indian rupee

79,8805

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Summary of Commission Decision

of 17 April 2018

establishing the specific measures to correct the anti-competitive effects of the infringement identified in the Commission Decision of 5 March 2008 on the granting or maintaining in force by the Hellenic Republic of rights in favour of Public Power Corporation S.A. for extraction of lignite (Infringement Procedure Nr. 2003/4428)

(Case AT.38700 — Greek lignite and electricity markets)

(notified under document C(2018) 2104)

(Only the Greek text is authentic)

(2018/C 245/03)

On 17 April 2018, the Commission adopted a decision relating to a proceeding under Article 106(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Commission herewith publishes the names of the parties and the main content of the decision, including any penalties imposed, having regard to the legitimate interest of undertakings in the protection of their business secrets.

(1)

By Decision of 5 March 2008, the Commission found that the Hellenic Republic had infringed Article 106(1) in conjunction with Article 102 TFEU, to the extent that it granted and maintained privileged rights to PPC for the exploitation of lignite in Greece, thereby creating inequality of opportunity for PPC’s competitors as regards access to lignite-fired production of electricity and enabling PPC to maintain its dominant position on the Greek wholesale electricity market by excluding or hindering market entry by new-comers.

(2)

By Decision of 4 August 2009, the Commission made binding a number of measures proposed by the Hellenic Republic with a view to ensure access by competitors of PPC to lignite-fired generation, by granting exploitation rights on four lignite deposits through tender procedures to entities other than PPC. The measures accepted by the Commission in the 2009 Decision have not been implemented by the Hellenic Republic, nor have been any alternative measures.

(3)

By judgments of 15 December 2016, the General Court upheld the Commission Decisions of 2008 and 2009. In light of the current market circumstances, the implementation of remedies is still relevant. In order to increase competition in the Greek market, PPC’s competitors need to have access to base-load capacity, which in Greece is still significantly dependent on lignite, in particular during off-peak periods.

(4)

On 1 December 2017, the Hellenic Republic proposed a new set of remedies to the Commission encompassing access to third parties to lignite-fired electricity generation, at the same time taking into account the changes in Greece’s environmental policy and the EU’s 2020 objectives to reduce CO2 emissions. The Commission market tested the remedies between 14 December 2017 and 5 January 2018. The Hellenic Republic submitted the final version of the remedies on 19 January 2018.

(5)

Under the remedies made binding by the present Decision, the Hellenic Republic commits to procure PPC to divest three existing lignite-fired units together with the related mines and personnel. These remedies will allow increasing competition in the Greek wholesale electricity market through fair and equal access to existing lignite-fired electricity generation. At the same time, by divesting existing lignite-generation capacity and avoiding the further opening and exploitation of new lignite mines, the remedies also take into account Greece’s environmental targets and the EU’s 2020 objectives to reduce CO2 emissions.

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9009 — KKR/Casual Dining BidCo)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 245/04)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, United States), |
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KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, United States),

| — | Casual Dining BidCo Limited (‘Casual Dining’, United Kingdom). |
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Casual Dining BidCo Limited (‘Casual Dining’, United Kingdom).

KKR acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation indirect sole control of Casual Dining.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

| — | KKR is a global investment firm which offers a broad range of alternative asset management services to public and private market investors and provides capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and clients. |
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KKR is a global investment firm which offers a broad range of alternative asset management services to public and private market investors and provides capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and clients.

| — | Casual Dining operates restaurants in the United Kingdom and abroad. |
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Casual Dining operates restaurants in the United Kingdom and abroad.

3.

Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.9009 — KKR/Casual Dining BidCo

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

| Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9008 — Elixia Holding/TryghedsGruppen/Fitness DK Holding)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 245/05)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Elixia Holding S.a.r.l (‘Elixia’, Sweden), controlled by Altor Funds (Norway), |
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Elixia Holding S.a.r.l (‘Elixia’, Sweden), controlled by Altor Funds (Norway),

| — | TryghedsGruppen smba (‘TryghedsGruppen’, Denmark). |
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TryghedsGruppen smba (‘TryghedsGruppen’, Denmark).

| — | Fitness DK (‘Fitness DK’, Denmark). |
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Fitness DK (‘Fitness DK’, Denmark).

Elixia (controlled by Altor Funds) and Tryghedsgruppen acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Fitness DK.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

—   for Elixia: holding company of the Nordic Fitness Chain Health and Fitness Nordic (‘HFN’). HFN operates fitness centres in Sweden, Norway and Finland. Altor funds comprise four private equity funds that invest in business sectors ranging from consumer goods and retail to heavy industry and energy.

—   for TryghedsGruppen: a member based organisation that controls the non-life insurance company Tryg. TryghedsGruppen also has non-controlling partnership interests in the healthcare services sector and in HFN.

—   Fitness DK: holding company of the Danish fitness centre operator Fitness DK A/S

3.

Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.9008 — Elixia Holding/TryghedsGruppen/Fitness DK Holding

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

| E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8666 — Uralchem/Uralkali)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 245/06)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Joint Stock Company United Chemical Company Uralchem (‘Uralchem’) (Russia), |
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Joint Stock Company United Chemical Company Uralchem (‘Uralchem’) (Russia),

| — | Public Joint Stock Company Uralkali (‘Uralkali’) (Russia). |
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Public Joint Stock Company Uralkali (‘Uralkali’) (Russia).

Uralchem acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Uralkali.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

—   for undertaking Uralchem: production and distribution of mineral fertilizers.

—   for undertaking Uralkali: production and distribution of potash as well as related/derivative potassium salts.

3.

Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.8666 — Uralchem/Uralkali

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

| E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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| Fax +32 229-64301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 229-64301

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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